Ladle.



A. B. JOHNSON.

LADLB.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 23, 1010.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

. taining member. Fig. 3 is a'detail trans-. 4

v Asa new article of. manufacture, a ladle .comprismg'a forammousmember, a supv j metrically" opposite flanges Lenin To all whom itmayconcern:

-Be it known that I, ALFRED E. JOHNSO 'a" citizen of the'United Statesofi-\111eriea,- residing at Racine, in' the county of RacineandState oflVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ladles, of.wh'ich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ladlesnandthe object of the invention is toprovide'an article of this character which willfacilitate the handlingof'eggs in removing them' from boiling water. A still further object ofthe invention is to rovide a ladle of this character wherein a oraminousbody or bottom-forming member is detachablgc engagedwith a support sothat after such bottom has become worn it may be replaced by a new oneat a minimum cost. In the drawing, forming a portion of this 7specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similarparts in the sev-. eral views Figure 1 is'a' detail longitudin'alsection through my improved ladle. Fig.1 2 is a detail perspective viewof the r'el-versesection' taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1" The ladleconsists of a supporting rin 1 to which is secured the lower end of a ro2. This rod extends npwardl at an anglefrom. the ring audit istl'i'reade as shownlfor eni ga ement' in" a correspondin'ly threaded socwt 4 which is seated int e handle 5. j This socket is formed integralwith a ferrule 6 which fits over one end of the handle, as

clearly shown in Fig. 1 of'the drawing; curved bottom or body-formingmem- 5 her '7 of foraminous material 'is' detachably engaged with thesupporting ring 1. This bottom-forming member haS- its ed e .portionfolded overthe ring 1 and to .110 d such member operatively applied tothe ring, I provide a retaining or clamping'element8 which" isofsplit-ring-forin and of inverted 9 which straddle Specification 'ofLetters Patent. Application filed July 28, 1910., Serial No. 573,380..

1 taining will enable the operator to conveniently rewhich are bentunder the saic her and onto the opposite portion of the said U- form intransverse section to provide dia-' the ring, asc learly disclosed inFig. 1 of the drawingflTheinner. flange of the said re- [STATES PATENTonmoE.

ALFRED E. aoimson, or naomn, w sconsmu 'PatentedA'pr; 1s, 1911..

element is formed to provide aseries of locking. tongues 10 which extendthrough the foraminous bottom-formlng member at.

. points immediately beneath the .sup orting ring 1. These tongues arebent into ocking' engagement with the-opposite flange of the. retainingelement, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Theconstruction of 'the device disclosed herein is extremely simple, it maybe manufactured at a minimum cost and in useit move the egg from theboiling water with- I out subj ecting the hands to the rising steam.

' The retaining element 8 is detachably securedto the ring 1 and whenthe bottomforming member 7 becomes worn it maybe conveniently removedand replaced by a new 3 one at .a very little cost.

' The construction of the split-ring member for retaining the bottom 7to the r1ng-1 is such that these elements may be effectively securedtogether withoutresorting to the use of solder or equivalent'permanentfastening means. v V

I claim:

split ring, the suit split ring having its end pOl'tlODS spaced apartand exposing a portlon of the supporting ring, and a handle having oneofitsends securedto the exposed 1 portion of the said sup )orting ring.

In testimon whereo I aflix my signature in presenceo twowitnesses.

, ALFRED JOHNSON.

\Vitnes'ses: a 1 SonEn'Sonsnson,

Louis Nansen.

